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Landscape Architecture Intern

The Nature Conservancy
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Landscape Architecture Intern

 

Who We Are: 

The Nature Conservancy’s mission is to protect the lands and waters upon which all life depends. We’re rooted in our Mission and guided by our Values, which includes a Commitment to Diversity and Respect for People, Communities, and Cultures. Want a better insight to TNC? Check out our TNC Talent playlist on YouTube  or on Glassdoor.   

  

What We Can Achieve Together: 

Join TNC Virginia as a STEP Intern! 

The goal of STEP is to create pathways for people seeking to gain experience with a conservation focused organization. We currently offer paid internships in a range of disciplines across our Virginia Teams. With a focus on recruiting and developing a diverse staff, we strive to create an environment where people of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities feel welcomed to participate in conservation. Wherever you are in your educational journey; community college, technical school, four-year program, or graduate school, STEP may have an opportunity for you to consider! 

 

All STEP interns will participate in an orientation, professional development webinars, and a group field trip. Along the way, interns will have the opportunity to broaden their experiences through interactions with Nature Conservancy staff and partners. At the end of their internship, STEP interns will give a short presentation about their time at TNC to the Virginia staff. This position will close on February 15, 2026 at midnight. Zoom interviews will occur in early March with final hiring decisions made by March 31.

Schedule: 35 hours/week for 10 weeks from May 29 – August 7, 2026

Orientation: All interns are required to attend a two-day orientation in Charlottesville on May 27-28, 2026

Pay: $18.25/hour

Location: Richmond, VA 

Housing: A housing stipend is available as needed for this location

 

The Position: 

 

Our Stream and Wetland Mitigation Program is looking for a landscape architect intern to work on several team projects. This intern will need to gain a strong understanding of TNC’s stream and wetland restoration work. The intern will work to develop a restoration guide that can serve as a resource for the team, partners, and landowners. In addition, the intern will be responsible for developing interpretive signage for a SWMP restoration site. This includes research, design, and budgeting for the signage. This position will involve some travel. 

All interns will dedicate 5% of their time to professional development activities through STEP.

Main responsibilities include: 

  • Work with the SWMP team to gain an understanding of stream and wetland restoration, mitigation, and the SWMP program
  • Create designs for interpretive signage communicating landscape history and restoration
  • Work with SWMP team to budget and plan for signage fabrication and installation
  • Assemble a graphic restoration guide for landowners and partners

 

 

What You’ll Bring: 

 

Required Qualifications 

  • A current undergraduate student, recent graduate (within one year), or current graduate student
  • Majoring in Landscape Architecture
  • Experience with Adobe Suite
  • Experience designing visual communication 
  • Experience writing and editing documents
  • Interest in Stream and Wetland Restoration

 

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with plant identification
  • Education or other training with Virgina’s habitats and species
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

 

 

STEP is designed for people early in their careers or with limited prior professional experience. 

 

What We Bring: 

We’re proud to offer a work-environment that is supportive of the health, wellbeing, and flexibility needs of the people we employ! 

 

STEP Interns are eligible for limited benefits including: Housing assistance, 401(k) employer match, paid time off (sick and personal), paid holidays, workers comp disability coverage, employee assistance program, employee discounts, and other life and work wellbeing benefits. Learn more about our benefits at in the Culture Tab on nature.org/careers.  

 

This position will close on XX DATE. Zoom interviews will occur in early March with final hiring decisions made by March 31. 

 

 

This description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required for this job. 

 

 

Our Competencies:

 

 

 

The Nature Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our commitment to diversity includes the recognition that our conservation mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people of diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and cultures. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects our global character is a priority and we encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientations, gender identities, military, protected veteran status or other status protected by law. 
 

TNC is committed to offering accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please send a note to applyhelp@tnc.org with Request for Accommodation in the subject line.